Prime Minister Najib and his gatekeepers have betrayed Malaysians on 1MDB...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it...
View ArticleIntelligence is anti-evolutionary, scientists find
A NEW ISLAND appeared off the coast of Japan and scientists are watching it to see evolution at work. So I was told. I was a bit dubious. Doesn’t evolution take a while? The reader who sent me the...
View ArticleHow guys’ brains work
Disaster! I’ve been doing my new calorie-counting app wrong. I got a new high score every day. Then the wife tells me that the whole point is to get low scores. “So how do you win?” I asked. She said:...
View ArticleADULTS’ DUTY TO TECH-MAD KIDS
ALL adults have a vital duty to tell young people about The Olden Days (a phrase which covers the period from the early Triassic era to about 2008). “In the past, people would go A WHOLE DAY WITHOUT...
View ArticleA DAD’S DIARY: AND SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT ALCOHOL
Made an important discovery. There is no masculine way to carry a giant teddy bear and a Disney Princess helium balloon back from a funfair. Never mind. My ego should recover in three to four months...
View Article5 stories of people suing themselves
I’M ALWAYS DISAPPOINTED when I see a moving train approaching a tunnel and there aren’t two men fighting on top. I think I’m starting to lose my faith in the movie industry. *** But talking of...
View ArticleLuxuriating with the Gods – Amansara, Angkor
As we walk out of Cambodia’s Siem Reap Airport, having been whisked through customs by the Amansara staff and ushered over to their beautifully restored black 1965 Mercedes Benz limousine, there was an...
View ArticleHOW REAL MEN COOK
This is “The Guy Way” to prepare a healthy, raw vegetable dinner. 1) Throw raw vegetables in the bin. 2) Go eat steak. *** But be warned: some of the most crucial guy foods are in danger. Excessive...
View ArticleHow a glitch made my fake name rich
I once told people my name was Wazzupp Nindood. The default greeting of that era was “What’s happenin’ dude?” so my name was on everyone’s lips and I was famous at my new school for a while. *** People...
View ArticleComprehensive & Affordable Medical Cover…a Trainwreck Foretold?
After water to drink, food to eat and a roof over our heads, the next major concern for most of us is affordable and effective health care. Right now we are not headed in a good direction with any of...
View Article3 Cases of Astonishingly Bad Judgment
THE FACT THAT judges always have tiny hammers made me realize that in the old days they must have just gone round attacking people, right? BOP! “Take that! Now go away and stop murdering everyone.”...
View ArticleHONESTY, KARMA, AND 4 DUMB CRIMINAL TALES
How much are you worth in onions? You don’t know, right? The exciting news is that supermarkets IN YOUR TOWN are getting self-service counters where you can scan an item’s bar code and then jump up and...
View ArticleMalaysia’s Mahathir & Razaleigh Teaming Up to Sink Najib
Malaysia’s deteriorating political situation has driven two once-implacable foes – former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his onetime rival for UMNO party leadership Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah –...
View Article3 criminals I secretly admire
When I was a student I had the idea of organizing a party with Breathalyzer tests at the door so no girls could get in unless they were drunk enough. Had to cancel when my tutor threatened to report...
View ArticleArrest me now, I am carrying a bad drawing
ME: “This is not a gun. It’s a child’s drawing of Team Rocket’s bazooka from the Pokemon cartoon.” AIRPORT OFFICIAL: “You do understand that we have to take all threats seriously, sir?” ME: “Do I get a...
View ArticleHate your leader? Start your own enclave
WHEN A VISITING Westerner airily dismissed Asia as “a region of natural disasters and incredibly nasty leaders,” I was really upset. The truth hurts. *** A similar point was made in the shape of a...
View ArticleIRONY AND THE ANGEL OF KARMA
IMPORTANT: If you are on a skiing holiday and you see angels, do NOT fall backwards and wave your arms to make an angel shape in the snow. They may find it offensive. Always be politically correct....
View ArticleDO YOU CURSE IN FRONT OF YOUR CHILDREN?
Have you noticed that a significant percentage of parenting time is spent screaming at your children to stop screaming? *** Ironic, that. Researchers say that even very young children are now learning...
View Article10 reasons why the death of the comma is a disaster
SO A READER named Melissa writes to say her friend was at a talk about global resources and someone put up a Powerpoint slide which said: “The average North American consumes more than 400 Africans.”...
View ArticleAction on HK University Post Shows Beijing’s Hand Again
For the second time in a week, Beijing has showed its hand in trying to defang Hong Kong’s democracy movement despite promises of independence made in the Basic Law that went into effect in 1997...
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